One of my biggest pet peeves is one of my students telling me what he or she cannot do. I get tired of hearing, “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.”
I get tired of it because it’s not the truth. Most of the time, when someone in class says to me, ‘I can’t,’ it means, ‘I don’t want to,’ or ‘I’m just too lazy to try my best.’ And I’m not okay with that.
And you shouldn’t be either.
The truth is, you never know what you can do until you try. Thinking that you cannot do something just because it seems hard is “stinkin’ thinkin’”, plain and simple. It is also the exact opposite of how successful people think. Successful people desire to improve, excel, and…well, succeed. They work hard at new things, because they know anything worth doing is worth doing badly…so long as you strive to improve.
Successful people don’t say, ‘I can’t.’ They say, ‘I’ll try.’
The great thing is, though, it isn’t permanent. You can choose to remove the stinkin’ thinkin’. You can choose to pursue success and excellence.
All you gotta do is try.
Very Well said Sir. I have worked on this very thing with my oldest, Austin,11, My oldest daughter, Brooke, 8, and now with my youngest, Ava, 2. Attitude is everything. And the work continues… Peace and Love!
You got that right, Tony. Attitude can make or break any endeavor. Keep up the good work and thank you for the comment.
Well said. I tell my kids that “I can’t” really just means, “I won’t.” There is no shame in trying and failing, but not trying, is not acceptable!